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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-08

rs Mr.. Vernon out of town that you
have condescended to pay me visit?
Surely you didn't walk and it raining
and almost dark?'' and Miss Lay has
tened to remove NJ ldred's wet cloak.
why, AIillyr with glance at the
white. set face, '.have YOU been crying!
Is ANYTHING wrong?" and her face that,
at sight of Mildred had dimpled all
over with smiles, instantly grew sober.
Mildred sank into chair before the
cosy fire while Miss Lay established
herself on s. low stool.
Have you had bad news from
homer" she continued. as Mildred held
her hands in the warmth OF the fire
without speaking,
No; it's about John. We quarreled,
and--and. oh, Lizzie. 1 am so unhap-
pyn' and. laying her head IN Miss Law 5
lap. Mildred sobbed out the whole mis-
cradle story.
''You foolish childr' exclaimed Miss
Lay. Il don't wonder that John was
angry"
blame?" said Mildred, with flashing
eyes; land after saying what you did
about marrying widower. too"
Il understand now; it was my fool
ish words that caused all the trouble.
My silly tongue Is forever getting me
into a serape,' said Miss Lay, in a tone
of genuine regret.
at would have been the same if yor
hadn't said Il word" exclaimed Nil
dred, passionately. Sooner or later
would have found out what terrible
mistake have NADER
"stuff and nonsenseF, cried Miss Lay,
with sniff, II have always though
you sensible girl. Mildred, but con
fess that you are acting very foolish,
| now"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-08

slippers had been thrown carelesslv BY
the ire On the open book lay little
glove with the faint perfume of violets
still elinging to it How wildly every
thing suggested the presence of his
Young wife. and yet the room was va
cant,
A sudden, vague foreboding seized
him. as he pushed the door open
and went in, then with alittle nervous
laugh he sat down before the FIRE.
How foolish | am. she has only gone
out for an hour or two. 1t is quite
comfortable here; viii wait awhile"
He fell to thinking and the more he
reasoned, the stronger was his eonvic-
ton that ne had been much if not wholly,
to blame for the present wretched state
OF affairs He recalled with a feeling
OF seif-reproach that he had spoken
harshly and eoldly. when a few kind
words might have set matters straight
"Iet she must know that / love her,"
he said aloud. picking up the glove and
pressing it to his lips. Then looking
up suddenly, he saw Mildred standing
in the open door.
joint" and she came step for
ward. her eyes shining. her voice full
OF pleased surprise. Il thought YOU
had gone out anG-and-I ran over to
Lizzie's little while. had no idea it
was raining so hard" she added. as
she removed her damp cloak and came
nearer to the fire. Lizzie sent me
home in the carriage" with quick
blush and furtiye glance at her hus-
band.
Mildred" and Vernon now drew
her down to his knee. don't you think
it about time You Were .deyesnx some
of your spare evenings to me9''
And don't you think about time YOU
were quitting that horrid clubsn asked
NJ ldred, hiding her face on his shoulder
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-08


l90d of the bone that had been af-
n was cut away, and the wound
thoroughly washed.
HCn began the delicate task of put
oacN lhe Hap and fasten ng it in
E |nru" a large acupresSure pin was
IN Pluceu near the sub-maxillary
vs. INTO the integument by which
E''e T muscles were pinned to the
4 Inc wound was a frightfui look
aiar, and was closed with inter-
(ea Satures. The union of the YER
Cu Up by sutures was made with
4 Skill and it is a very difficult
., W 10 so as not to draw the lip out
|,h The wound was bandaged
Wv patient put to bed in two hours
INC ether was given. Careful at
Lon was given 10 the subsequent
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
A COSSack Burial,
From far Harper'S February.


Many a touching little burial service
have | witnessed among the C9ssacks,
but none more moving than one which |
accidentally saw In the beginning Of VIM
ter. We had been making rapid for
ward movement, and had captured u
pass in the Balkans. In the late after
noon, after the engagement was over, |
was making my way by short cut
across the hills to point where l eX-
pected to find the headquarters, when ]
came upon q singular scene. Near the
top of a bare knoll, strongly relieved
against the sunset sky, three rideTless
horses came out in sharp sill
houette. A little to the right
of them. and on the very
eummit of the knoll, two COssacks were
STOPPING over, busy with something,
could not see what. The LANDSCAPE,
desOlate, sOmbre and brown in the near
foreground, deepened to intense purp'a
in the middle distance, and beyond and
on either side OF the knoll, which was tie
dominant object In the scene, the jagged
mountain tops sharply cut the wIntry
sky. The glory Of rich sunset mystified
the details or the masses, while 1t seemed
TO sharpen their contours and heighten
their contrasts. 1t was one or those
evenings when there steals into the mind
sense of the solemnity of tine hour
almost amounting to religious fervor, and
when one contempiates the departure of
the daylight with an inexplIcable feeling
OF sadness, and a scarcely formed but
still vivid realization Of the fathomless
mystery of the near future.
As | approached the group the two men
rose to tIeIr Ieet, and, without LOOKING in
my direction, uncovered their heads and
stood motlonless. Between them a long
low mound disturbed the rounded outline
of the hill, and rude cross made OF an
unhewn tree trunk added it's unexpected
Silhouette TO the shapes Of the men, seen
as irregular masses against the deep
crimson OF the western sky. ! inVolun.
lariiy paused, and waited cap in haud
until Heir silent prayer was finished, and
they had slowly turned away toward the
three horses; then, skirIing the
knoll crowned by the mound and cross,
kept on my way. All that friendly
hands could do to honor the victim OF The
days fight had been religiously done by
his two comrades. In the midst of the
turmoil OF war he mad been given a de.
cent, Gignilied, Christian burial. And
what more impressive funeral could there
be than the one | saw in the twilight Of
the glorious Balkan sunset? The place,
the hour, the simple ceremony, the SYM
Dol OF Christian faith, and proof Of COM
rades' love-it was the poetry OF a
soldiers burial.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

their hues; hues OF colors may be sub
dued or additional tone impaired to those
deficient in force or richness. When used
lnjudiciouSly glazing produces q "Gorny'
unto m duliuess of surface.
Railroad stockings are made as follows:
''fhrow on your stitches as you would Tor
any other knitting, being careful 10 have
Your stitches to come out even, 10 kuit
TWO stitches and seam one. Kat one
inch; then bind of as you would glove.
Now pick your stitches up, being careful
10 get the same number you started with.
Knit round, perfectly plain, neither wild
ening nor narrowing, until you knit seven
tinger-lengths. Then Knit two stitches
and drop one, that is, drop every third
stitch until you knit round. Knit three
plain rows and narrow of the toe as YOU
would any other stocking. Pass your
finger along the dropped stitches and
ravel out to the top, which gives II beau
ttiul lace appearance, and your stocking
is complete"
There is as much art in making coal
fire as there is in any other OF the arts OF
housekeeping. IN this season fire hould
be made in the crate that will a.tthrough
tie day, giving moderate beat aud ven
tilatl0n for the house. To do this clear
the CRATE, then fill it about half tuu of
coal, then make wood fire, putting on
only few sticks of wood. which VIII
burn slowly, gradually igntlng the coal.
The wood ashes on top of the coal will
prevent Its rapid consumption, and fire
thus constructed, burning slowly, with
moderate heat, Will last all day. 1t is
good economy to put one or two sticks OF
wood on top OF coal fire in = CRATE, as
the ashes will prevent the coal frGm burn
ing out fast and throw more largely the
heat INTO the room. Try it.
novel method OF measuring the de-
lection of railroad bridges has been tried
IN Russln. An iron pipe IL inch in
diameter was carried along the outside of
one girder. From this pipe on each abut-
ment at the pier and at five Intermediate
| points ut each span vertical pipes of the
same diameter branched ont, Inside and
! near the top Of each vertical pipe was
| fixed graduated 24-inch glass lube, the
| iron pipe being cut away on both sides.
| The zero divisions on the tubes we're all
the same distances above the fauge OF
! the girder. Before the bridge was loaded
| the apparatus was filled with water, the
| tops of the upright pipes covered over.
and the water was then drawn off until it
| stood at zero in each gauge. On The
! bridge being loaded the detection could
| be read with ease.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
Saving a Lemon Tree.

Mr.. NJ. FL. Stone, says the Orlando Re-
porter. has a lemon tree on his place, at
Pine Castle, which was killed by the
freeze one year ago this month. The
original tree was one and half inch
thick at the ground and five feet high. Ii
was sawed off at the ground last March
and during the first week in May a num-
Der of sprouts started from the stub
From time to time all but one of these
stubs were broken off. The one remain
lug is now thirteen feet in height, the
length of it's limbs thirty feet, and has
been in bloom for two weeks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
Articles Manufactured.

The following list Of agricultural i'm
elements used on the farms OF our coun-
try may, says the Picayune. surprise poor
farmers who have no farming implements
besides a plow or .wo, a harrow and two
or three hoes-and there are many such.
Some have no harrow.
The implements manufactured are corn
planters, cotton planters, fertilizer dis
tributors, grain drills, grain sewers. seed
sewers, transplanters, clod crushers, cot
ton troopers, cultivators, harvesters,
|hoes, plOws, shovels. spades, rollers,
cloverseed hullers, corn huskers, corn
shelters, tanning mills, separators, thresh-
ers, cane mills, cider and wine mills,
A iced steamers and boilers, hay and straw
{cutters, hay presses, horse powers, stalk
hpullers, stone gathecers, stump pullers,
Isyrup evaporators. truIt eyaporators,
Sapple peelers and corers, and under these
headings numerous varieties of imple-
2ments and Implements made by hand in
Small shops.
The value Of farm implements and ma
kchinery in the United states in 1880 was
Is ACC, $40, 055, employed on 4,00S,9O7 farms,
VALUED at the enormous sum Of $40, l07,-
t06 176. ValueOf all the farm produc-
Mons in 1879, sold, consumed and on hand,
R,2l2,540,927.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
Flowers of snrinn.


Allyssum is so useful a house. and rar-
uen plant that attention should be given
to propagating q good stock in season.
Ihls may be done at any time now, either
by sowing the seed or by slipping.
Begonias.-After any heavy crop of
bloom Is over prune out the older growth
and keep rather dry at the roots. Some
time later they Will start new shoots. then
shake out the present soil, reporting into
the same sized pots, using fresh soil.
Callas ought now to be coming in with
vigor. Let us not forget that they are
subaduatic, hence in but little danger of
receiving too much water. Still it will
never do to have them in watertight casks
or In crooks without drainage, the soil Of
which can be little else than sour mud.
Their wants are easily summed up: A
very rich soil, good drainage, plenty Of
water and not to be much crowded.
Camellas thrive in the window only on
the condition of having their leaves al
most daily sponged of with water. They
dislike high heat.
Fern cases are often over-watered,
causing the soil to become sour, thing
always TO be guarded against. After
watering do not tor several days keep the
case quite as close as usual, In order that
an excessive state of moisture within the
case may be obyIated. Air should be
daily admitted by tilung up the glass, but
not when dust is in motion.
Fuchsias may be brought from the
cellar at intervals, to provide for a sue
cession of bloom. Prune is needed at such
time; a week or more later, when new
leaves show, repot into fresh soil that
abounds in richness and is porous, using
at the first shift clean pots of the size
they were taken from.
Lemon Verbena.-Grown for its pleas
ing foliage, some plants OF this may as
well be brought from the cellar and be
started into growth now. They make the
finer plants for also being severely pruned.
Primroses should soon be at their best.
They are plants that easily suffer from
overwhelming.
Hydrangeas.-Wh early bloom is
wanted plants for this may now come
from the cellar or pit. For bringing in,
to suit general purposes, a month or six
weeks later would be better.
Sponging off the leaves of India rubber
plants, drac4nas, palms, callas, in fact
Of all plants, but especially those of large
leaves, should be done at least once a
week, using tepid water. Thus moisten-
ing the foliage not only benefits the health
of the plants but keeps them free of &C
cumulated dust.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
Influence d Pollen.

One of the best kn0n orange growers
| of Florida is Mr.. Har In recent arti-
Gle in the Home and Hrm he relates that
neighbor of his hada crop of common
! oranges Transformed into genuine "na-
vels," displaying all be signs and char
acteristic5 Of that faous variety. He
claims that thismagicbange was brought
about solely by the mting of pollen. Mr..
Lawrence PaolinI, ofPo nchatoula, La,
discussing this remahable theory, says
that il is contrary to 81 botanical laws.
The fertilization or he pestelate flower
OF one variety by pQen from the staml-
nate blossom of anOter does not change
the character Of the fruit that season.
The trees, however, resulting from the
planting of that seet win produce fruit
partaking of the qualities of both par
ents. The progeny fOm the seed Of the
fruit so acted upon abne being altered or
differing from the typ of The mother tree.
"lf my learned frienl aud experienced
horticulturist," he siys, had consulted
his own experience and practice in the
growing of citrus fruits, his diary would
certainly present testsaBd results in au-
swer to and reDuttal q the very theory
that he has been induced to advance on
behalf of his neighbol All known bO-
tanical laws show that althOugh the seed
OF fruit trees are ALTERED by the mixing of
pollen, the fruit of the parent tree remains
upchanged.D
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

farmer applies ton oecid phosphate to
crop of cotton. he hsthat ton OF phos-
phate in his possessh and under his
control after he has Invested the CROP
some Of it is in the sol the balance ls IN
the cotton stalks and led, except very
small part that is in be lint-aud there
Is nothing to hinder hn from applying it
from year to year ihe will; and II he
continues to buy anoer ton every year
and keep it all in hipossession and re-
turn it to the land, Awill find that the
land viii improve raply. II know this"
says the Alabama fener, from expert
ence. | fed the seedb cattle under good
shelter, composted th manure with acid
phosphate and returni to the land. 1t
made the land rich ia a few years. |
made 92l pounds lint measured acre
of 1t. Ii a farmer allies his cattle to run
out all winter and thrws his seed on the
ground to be eaten hyhem, his land will
not improve one bit! Watch your fer
tilizer, keep it in yfr possession, and
keep IL at work, and bur land will i'm
prove rapidly"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
The Richest Milk.

Hoard's Dairyman discusses, in an in
teresting way, the following question,
viz: "Why the first milk drawn from a
cow at each milking is the poorest, and
why that drawn last, the 'strippings,' is
the richest?' This question, says the
Dairyman, has been the subject OF DR..
Sturtevants and Prof. Arn0Id's organizes,
and together they seem to have given the
true reasons. Prof. Arnold first says it
is not because the cows udder is like an
open vessel, in which the cream can rise,
but there is no such thing as 4 backward
motion to milk, or any Of its elements
after it has once started from the point Of
formation, but the ducts converge into
the one in the teat. DR.. Sturtevant says
that the heavier, more liquid part of the
milk will move through the milk tubes
more easily than the solid and lighter
portion, much on the principle, we sup
pose, that pebble would move down
ward in a tube of running water faster
than the water, and that accounts for part
OF the result. Prof. Arnold says that IN
addition to this cause the fat of the milk,
after it has passed the initial point of &C.
erection, is absorbed into tine general cir
culation faster than the prOteiue is, and
80 becomes poorer IN fat the longer it is
retained in the udder. The facts CORE
spond with this view, for it has been
proved that the per cent. of butter fat
increases with the shortness Of the time
between milkings, that it adds wonder
fully to the butter production Of the COW
TO milk her every six hours over milking
once In twenty-f0ur hours. We suppose,
the above being true, that the cow MIXED
every six hours, if she produced more
butter, would need additional food to give
her the fat for her system that she would
otherwise abstract from her own milk.
1t is fact, we believe, in most cases that
the phenomenal COWS, when under test,
are MIXED every eight hours with the
utmost regularity, and this accounts for
part Of the wonders they perform.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

this could ouly be determined by actual
analysis of both soil and plant, and, as
the cultivation OF long cotton was far
more remunerative to me, l abandoned
al further experiment with tire plant.
1t is undoubtedly a very valuable plant.
Apart from it's great medicinal virtues as
manurial plant 1t eXcels even the far
famed clover in its fertillZin% properties,
and when Invested o; its medicinal prop
critics by chemical process, 1t is largely
used in the manufacture electromagnetic.
In making this experiment | could only
arrive at the conclusion that all oil pro-
ducing plants require the richest OF soils,
soils containing all those elements OF fer
tiiity that go To make almost a perfect
soil: and ! certainly would not advise any
one to engage in the culture OF the bean
uuess ne could procure LANDS IN this per-
feet condition.
/ have always been a strong advocate
of diversifving crops in all farm opera
tions-tobaccO and broom corn as side
crops being my choice, both being splen-
djdly adapted to our soil and climate;
and, in my Judgment, lands that would
produce good crop OF either corn or cot
ton would produce good crop OF either
Of the other two, both being simple and
easy of cultivation, the market value OF
both depending largely upon the proper
handling and curing after harvesting.
When our Southern farmers can be in
duced to quit the old beaten track, lone
crop SYSTEM" and always bearing in mind
that all practical knowledge is gained bv
experience and carefully experimentwith
the many mOneyed products so well
adapted to our soils and climate; then,
and not until then, will their success be
insured.
II diversified industry is nations
prosperity" why not diversity of crops
a farmers success? Certainly TO the in
dividual farmer in his operations the same
principle is equally consistent and appli-
cable.
CLARENCE r KIRK
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
The White Adriatic Flo,

The white Adriatic ig has been Guilt
waited TO some extent N Florida, though
it is not to be found iamany parts of the
State. Indeed it is probable that it is a
stranger to most Florida fruit growers,
but it will not be a stranger long if it can
be shown that it Is valuable fruit and
can be grown proftaby. Mr.. Il. Traut,
of Umarilla, Fla, says that his expert
ence with the white Adriatic fig began in
February oil last year when he got ten
rooted fig cuttings by mail from Gustav
Eisen, Fresno, Cal. Some of them grew
four feet high, three Of them bore fruit,
one had ten, one twelve and one fourteen
figs, and most OF them mstured. Those
who had the pleasure of tasting them pro-
nounced them to be very good.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
Gmiirmra Remrbire.
OUR LITTLE GRANDCHILD
Cleansed, Purified and Beautiiled by
the Cuticura Remedies.

1t affords me pleasure to give you this re-
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old his left hand began to swell and had every
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each hand, and as his blood became more and
more impure 1t took less time for them to
break out. sore came on the chin, beneath
the under lip, which was very offensive.
ms head was one solid scab, dlscharging n
great deal. This was his condition at p
months old, when undertook the care OF him,
his mother having died when he was little
more than year old, Of consumption (scrOfu-
la Of coursel. He could walk "A liJLe, but
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enid The scars on his hands must always
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AL That physicians ala for lilm did him no
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consider IL "a wonderful cure. II the above
facts arcof any use to you. you are at liberty
TO use hem. Mrs. r. e.. briggs,
May 8, 1885. Oh E.Ciay st., BIoomingto III.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
How to Handle Fertilizers.

A very sensible farmer near Springville,
Ia, gives q very excellent answer 10
oiher farmer VINO, speaking OF the com.
Amercla4 fertilizer, said:
sit does not build up the land one bit,
etc. and If we were TO use it until dooms-
day our land would be no richer than it
was when we began"
The Alabama farmer says that the fail.
ure of the commercial fertilizer to improve
land in many instances is the fault OF the
farmer and not OF the fertilizer. When a